E-Voice: weekly news & updates
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Note: anything that is underlined is a link you can click on! |
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Entering the Church Building |
We have new procedures in place to enter the church building. The parking lot doors are open from 9am-12pm Monday through Friday. If you need to drop off or pick up an item, there is a table in the entry. Alert us to what you need. We will leave it for you to find and you may come and go in the entry as you please. You may pick up devotional books, The Lutheran magazine, and communion kits.
We ask that you stay in the entry if you need to enter into the building. Call us at 608-784-9335. A staff member is happy to come out and assist you with signing in and sanitizing procedures.
We know this is not an ideal situation and it's not the warm welcome you're used to. However, in order to keep our church family and staff safe, we ask that you do not come into the church unless it is absolutely needed. We want you to stay home and stay healthy so we can get back to worshipping together as a church family once again.
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Please wait in the parking lot entry
and call the office
for assistance! :)
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Please note the church office is closed on Monday, January 18, 2020 in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. |
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Civil rights activist Rev. William Joseph Barber II will present the keynote address at the La Crosse Community Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 hosted by Viterbo University on Facebook Live.
Barber is co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, a movement launched by Martin Luther King Jr.
The MLK Leadership Award will be presented to Amanda Goodenough, assistant director for University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Research and Resource Center for Campus Climate.
The Lynda Lowry Student Leadership Award will be presented to Logan High School student Chaya Davis.
New to this year’s event is the MLK Day of Service, Learning, and Celebration. For a full schedule of events and volunteer opportunities, click here.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration is organized by the La Crosse Community Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee, co-sponsored by a wide variety of community organizations, and hosted by Viterbo University. Barber’s appearance is co-sponsored by the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University. The event is held each year to honor the legacy of America’s civil rights hero and icon.
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Beginning with this past Thursday January 14th, Pastor Mark Jolivette is leading the discussion of the Gospel of Mark. Thursday was an overview and introduction and the coming weeks will be more interactive discussion. He will be leading us in this discussion up to Holy Week.
Anyone wanting to be included in our study via Zoom can contact Kathy Slindee for the link to attend. We'd love to welcome new folks to join us! |
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Your Estimate of Giving
is appreciated!
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Your gifts, no matter what size, are important to the ministry we continue. We pray that in 2021 we can begin to be together as a church family. Your Estimate of Giving for next year helps our Vision Board and Finance Committee plan for the momentous day when we're together again!
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Every resident at Bethany Riverside has a wall calendar in their room. When they leave, the calendar goes with them or is discarded. When a new resident is admitted, they get a new calendar. The nursing home goes through a LOT of calendars throughout the year! Bethany Riverside normally gets a good number of donated calendars, but this year has been different, for a lot of reasons.
If you have an extra 2021 calendar at home to donate, please drop it off in ELC's parking lot entry between 9am-12pm, Monday through Friday. We'll deliver them over to the nursing home.
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You may not be able to see us running around the building, serving breakfasts or playing music right now but youth ministry is still happening! Confirmation students are invited to Next Steps, a weekly faith talk on Sunday mornings on Zoom. We play games and focus on the Faith 5 using the gospel lesson for the week. We've also been holding monthly "fun" Zooms with a seasonal theme! The next one for 7th and 8th graders will be on January 31st. High School students have the opportunity to gather on the 1st and 3rd Sundays for youth group time which has a little bit of everything. We do part check-in, part devotion and part games! Our next meeting will be January 17th at 6:30pm.
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Dear Siblings in Christ,
My time of serving as Bishop of the La Crosse Area Synod has come to an end. So, I am taking this opportunity to thank you. It has been an honor to serve as your bishop, to represent you throughout the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and beyond. It has been a pleasure to serve with you in proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ through word and deed. And, while it has been challenging at times to lead us through difficult times, changes in our church, and a pandemic, I have always been aware of your prayers for my work, for our work, for Christ’s work. Thank you for your efforts, your gifts, and your prayers.
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We welcome Interim Bishop of the La Crosse Area Synod, The Rev. Chris Boerger! Pastor Boerger served as Secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from November 2013 until October 2019. Prior to this, he served two terms as bishop of the Northwest Washington Synod, Seattle, WA. He was ordained in June of 1978.
He is married to Dede Boerger and they have two grown children and four grandchildren.
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Be sure to let the church office know when a member is in the hospital. Even though the pastors cannot visit in person, we want to pray for healing and minister to family members!
If you'd like to list anyone on the weekly Prayer Chain, contact Carol at 784-9335. |
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